Global economy research: compare eight countries

Explore annual World Bank GDP, inflation, unemployment, population and internet-use observations across eight economies with history and publication years.

Country coverage

• United States
• India
• Thailand
• Indonesia
• China
• Japan
• Germany
• United Kingdom

Available indicators

• Real GDP growth (% annual): Change in real output, not nominal market size.
• GDP (current US$): Nominal economic size; exchange rates affect comparisons.
• Consumer inflation (% annual): Annual consumer price change, not the latest monthly CPI release.
• Unemployment (% labour force): Modelled ILO estimate; definitions differ from national monthly releases.
• Population (people): Population is not an addressable customer market.
• Internet use (% population): Internet access is context for adoption, not proof of purchasing intent.

Annual observations from World Development Indicators, 2018 onward. Each record shows its latest non-null year. Different series can have different publication lags. This is structural context, not the latest monthly economic release.